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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

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Lady Lions stay undefeated, take victory in NEWMAC opener

Lady Lions stay undefeated, take victory in NEWMAC opener

November 21, 2013

Four other Emerson sports teams had tried and came up on the short end in their first New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference games,...

Men’s basketball bounces back after opening loss

Men’s basketball bounces back after opening loss

November 21, 2013

After a disappointing loss in its season opener on Nov. 15, the Emerson men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit — led...

Emerson sports roundup: Nov. 14-20

November 21, 2013

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 2-1, 0-0 NEWMAC Nov. 20: Emerson 82, Mt. Ida 56  Player of the Game: Mike Carbone  Sophomore guard Mike Carbone...

Bringing concussions to light

Bringing concussions to light

November 14, 2013

In sports, there are euphemisms for suffering a concussion that used to make it more palatable to play through — let’s be straightforward — a...

Men's basketball out to prove itself in NEWMAC

Men’s basketball out to prove itself in NEWMAC

November 14, 2013

Despite landing in last place in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll, the Emerson men’s...

Women's basketball ready to run

Women’s basketball ready to run

November 14, 2013

Look for the Emerson women’s basketball team buck convention during its first season in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference,...

Men's basketball stung by voluntary exodus

Men’s basketball stung by voluntary exodus

November 7, 2013

Junior two-sport athlete Patrick Lowndes has been one of Emerson’s most noticeable players the past few years as a top contributor to two of the...

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 30-Nov.6

November 7, 2013

MEN’S SOCCER Record: 7-10, 0-7 NEWMAC Nov. 2: Babson 6, Emerson 0 Player of the Match: Adam Halliday In the team’s last match of the season,...

Looking back at the fall sports season

Looking back at the fall sports season

November 7, 2013

Women's Volleyball Player of the Year: Alyssa Thorne, senior, outside hitter Season in review: Thorne led Emerson in kills with 258 over the course...

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 24-30

October 31, 2013

MEN’S SOCCER Record: 7-9, 0-6 NEWMAC Oct 26: Clark 4, Emerson 0 Player of the Match: Patrick Kudej  Freshman midfielder Patrick Kudej led...

Cross-country: NEWMAC Championship meet preview

Cross-country: NEWMAC Championship meet preview

October 31, 2013

The Emerson men’s and women’s cross-country teams will face their toughest competition of the year on Sunday, Nov. 3 as the New England Women’s...

DeStefano joins athletic department staff

October 31, 2013

The Emerson athletic department announced the addition of former two-sport star Lindsay DeStefano on Oct. 15 to its staff. The college’s newest athletic...

Righini ends winless stretch for women's soccer

Righini ends winless stretch for women’s soccer

October 31, 2013

Sophomore midfielder Tayllar Righini leads the Emerson women’s soccer team in goals this season, and no goal was more important than her most recent...

Lions King: Bowers ain't no passing craze

Lions King: Bowers ain’t no passing craze

October 24, 2013

On game days, while most of his teammates are listening to pump-up music, Carter Bowers can be found listening to the Disney station on Pandora...

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 17-23

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 17-23

October 24, 2013

MEN’S SOCCER Record: 6-8, 0-5 NEWMAC   Oct. 19: Wheaton 4, Emerson 3 Player of the Match: Adam Halliday  Sophomore forward Adam Halliday...

Midnight Madness returns after one-year hiatus

Midnight Madness returns after one-year hiatus

October 17, 2013

As Columbus Day came to a close, Midnight Madness returned to Emerson College, kicking off the 2013-14 men’s and women’s basketball seasons.  Midnight...

Women's volleyball win's five-set thriller

Women’s volleyball win’s five-set thriller

October 17, 2013

It was a fitting conclusion to what had been a rollercoaster night for the Emerson women’s volleyball team. Sophomore outside hitter Giuli Frendak...

WPI engineers late goals to oust visiting Lions

October 10, 2013

WORCESTER – After securing the program’s first ever New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference win two Saturdays ago, the...

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 3-9

Emerson sports roundup: Oct. 3-9

October 10, 2013

Welcome to the first installment of the Emerson sports roundup, a weekly feature recapping every game from the previous week. Men’s soccer Record:...

Men's soccer takes step forward vs. WPI

Men’s soccer takes step forward vs. WPI

October 10, 2013

WORCESTER – Emerson’s men’s soccer team lost by large margins in its first two New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference...